Huntsville High School (HHS) Grade 12 student, Carolyn Yungblut, has recently been recognized for her accomplishments in the Legion’s Public Speaking Competitions. The first branch-level competition took place on February 15 in Huntsville, Ontario, and the second zone-level competition took place on March 3 in Orillia, Ontario. Yungblut was the only competitor in her division for each of these competitions, taking home first place and advancing to the district-level. The district-level competition took place in Coldwater, Ontario on March 23. Yungblut competed against four other competitors from Orangeville, Barrie, and New Tecumseth. She placed first overall in the senior division, and [...]

Trillium Lakelands District School Board staff, parents/guardians and students are invited to celebrate student art at the first-ever Better Together Arts Showcase, taking place in each region of the Board. Earlier this year, students were challenged to select a medium of visual or performative arts and work individually or collaboratively in a pair, small group, or whole class to create a piece of art in one of four unique categories. A broad collection of these pieces will be selected to be on display at the region showcases. See the list of dates and locations below: City of Kawartha Lakes Date: Tuesday, [...]

LINDSAY, ON – The Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) has launched a survey to better understand students’ and their families’ experiences with Individual Education Plans (IEP). The Learning About the IEP Experience Survey, a SEAC initiative, supports the findings from the Board’s recent Special Education Review. The review took place throughout the 2022-2023 school year and engaged students, families, administrators, community partners, and special education staff. This data gathering process was focused on helping the Board align its actions with its intentions related to equity, inclusive practices, and high expectations. To view the final review [...]

On March 16 to 19, the I.E. Weldon Secondary School (IEWSS) Varsity Girls Curling Team travelled to Kingston to compete at the Ontario Federation of School Athletic Association (OFSAA) Curling Champions, after securing victory in both the Kawarthas and Central Ontario Secondary Schools Association (COSAA) Championships. See the tournament summary below from IEWSS Varsity Girls Curling Team coach, Katie Forde: “During the intense round-robin play, our girls faced tough competition, suffering a setback in their first game against a formidable Uxbridge team. However, they quickly rallied, triumphing in the subsequent four matches with scores of 11-4, 6-5, 9-4, and an impressive [...]

Last Day of Block 4 The Last Day of Block 4 is Monday, March 25, 2024.  If you have any questions regarding your next scheduled course, please contact your AAEC Admin Head for details. Block 5 Block 5 courses will start on Wednesday, March 27, 2024. P.A. Day There is a Professional Activity Day on Monday, April 8, 2024.

On April 8, Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) teachers, educational assistants, and designated early childhood educators from all schools elementary and secondary will be participating in professional development in-person, focusing on mental health and wellness, as well as cyber security and online privacy awareness. Below is the format that will be taking place throughout the day for each group: Elementary and secondary Length: Full day Topic: Mental health and wellness Entity hosting: TLDSB Mental Health Leadership Team and hosted by individual schools Presenter(s)/facilitator(s): School administrators Description: School teams will engage in learning to understand mental health and mental illness and [...]

From March 4 to 6, the Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) Lindsay Education Centre Sunshine Committee hosted the first-ever Spring Craft and Bake Sale to raise money for the Feed All Four Fund. This fund provides direct support to students and families in TLDSB communities who may be struggling. The initiative kicked off with a vendor callout, asking staff to bring either a craft or baked good product to be sold. There was a tremendous response and education centre staff were able to choose from a large variety of items over the three-day sale, including homemade river charcuterie boards, crocheted blankets [...]

The I.E. Weldon Secondary School (IEWSS) Varsity Hockey Team recently made school history by winning their first championship! The varsity team has been around since the school was inaugurated in 1971 and is made up of Grade 9 to 12 male students. Although they have seen many great players over the 50 years and competed to the best of their ability, the team has never been able to win a championship tournament…until now! On March 4, the team competed and won three to two in the Central Ontario Secondary Schools Association (COSSA) semi-final game against East Northumberland Secondary School. This win [...]

On March 7, King Albert Public School (KAPS) hosted the City of Kawartha Lakes Great Big Crunch and had students and staff crunch down on apples to demonstrate the impact that healthy school food has on enriching the lives of students. The Great Big Crunch is a Canada-wide event and annual moment of anti-silence in which students, teachers, parents/guardians, and others passionate about food join the food movement and crunch into apples to make noise for healthy school food. During the afternoon assembly, the whole school was buzzing with excitement as students entered the gym and were handed their own crunchy apple from Food [...]